A RECENT report from Lucknow in India reveals that “a supreme forum of the Sunnis” has issued a fatwa that colouring the hair black is un-Islamic.
Orange beards are de rigeuer in Pakistan
The fatwa, issued by the Darul Ifta of Deoband, says:
Applying black colour in hair is unlawful.
The fatwa was issued in response to a question posted at its official website, which read:
My brother is 26-year-old. His hair is turning white due to natural factors, please tell whether applying black colour in hair is permissible or not.
In reply, the Muftis said:
We have been sternly prohibited in Hadith ( the sayings of the Prophet) from doing so (colouring hair). Therefore, it is unlawful.
A prominent Sunni cleric, Maulana Khalid Rasheed, said:
As colouring of hair amounts to deception, the fatwa has been issued against using the colour.
Shia clerics, however, have voiced their objections against the fatwa.
Maulana Yasoob Abbas, spokesperson for the All India Shia Personal Law Board, said:
Fatwas must be issued in religious matters and not social.
A quick investigation into the issue reveals that Muhammad was partial to a bit of hair-dying himself, but he used henna to turn it RED. In his book, The Truth About Muhammad, Robert Spencer says:
Later in life, when his hair and beard started to turn grey, he began to dye them with henna, telling his followers:
Verily, the best thing with which you can change the colour of hair is al-henna and indigo … dye your grey hair but do not resemble the Jews and the Christians.
This was because Jews and Christians used black dye. “It is not uncommon today for mujahidin to dye their beards with henna in imitation of the Prophet,” wrote Spencer.
According to an article on the net entitled The Land of Men with Flaming Orange Beards, the use of henna among white-bearded Muslims in Pakistan has been fashionable for centuries. The photo above accompanied the article.
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January 10th, 2009 at 11:45 am
What about green, blue and purple hair? Can a Muslim be a punk? And how about dreadlocks? Prophet Mo seems rather provincial in not covering these vital issues. Almost as if he was just some bloke who died a long time ago, and not a receptacle for divine wisdom at all.
January 10th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Fatwas must be issued in religious matters and not social.
Maulana Yasoob Abbas, spokesperson
All India Shia Personal Law Board
Islam ‘submission’ – the faith requiring complete submission to the will of Allah and covering every aspect of life at every level of society.
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January 10th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Whew! And to think I almost dyed my hair. This blog is truly a public service.
January 10th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Completely off topic here, but am I the only one who finds that picture hilarious? It looks like a myspace shot. The angle of his shoulder even makes it look like he’s holding the camera himself.
January 11th, 2009 at 10:45 am
More stupidity from the ignorant of the world
May 27th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
i wud think that the whole purple green and watevr dye wud be a discrace but if he can dye his hair red then i guess u kud dye it purple too
i think a muslim kud be a punk but it is also a shame and well i am muslim and muslims r supposed to be clean industrial ppl and i wudnt think a muslim wud be punk nor hav i seen a muslim punk
i think dreadlocks wud be bad too becuz i think a lot of dirt and stuff wud get caught in them and they rnt clean becuz u cnt brush or wash ur hair wit dread locks
And pleez dont say Prophet Mo say
Muhammad a.s.
he is not a bloke im sure
he did live a long time ago
and he did hav much wisdom he waas vry smart
If you would like to learn more about Muhammed a.s.
I know there is a movie i have
i think it is called
'The Message"
it is reely gudd u shud watch it!!!